[Rhodes22-list] Potash Spill at Kingston TVA Plant

[TN Rhodey]

They keep upping the numbers. Latest link with photos and video of the area-
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/dec/31/toxic-details-released/

from the article ....:On Tuesday, Tennessee Valley Authority spokeswoman
B.J. Gatten said that prior to the spill there were 9.4 million cubic yards
of material in the "dredge cell," and that after the spill, 4 million cubic
yards remained at the site.
In a toxic release inventory posted on its Web site, the TVA said releases
into the Kingston dredge cells included the following during 2007:

-- More than 1.4 million pounds of barium compounds.

-- More than 49,000 pounds of lead compounds.

-- More than 142,000 pounds of manganese compounds.

-- More than 44,000 pounds of arsenic compounds.



The above is not what was spilled but rather the amount of waste generated
in 07. Locals will not trust TVA to test water so TVA is going to pay local
utilities to check water quality. The water intake is just a few miles down
river. If the sludge dries some of this can become air borne.

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> Here's the latest from the politicians in the area involved - total silence
> -
>
>
> http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/silence/archives/2008/12/elected_officia_2.shtml
>
> I've been out of the news loop on this event except my brother follows
> these things closely from an engineering point of view.  When we do
> site work subject to compaction tests, he knows better than all the
> scientific methods combined whether something is compacted enough by
> seeing if the machine leaves a track.  It will be interesting to see
> what construction methods were used and what engineering data was
> accepted.
>
> As Gary always says, "you can't beat a man at his own craft".
> Someone's going to take a bullet on this one - the political types are
> ducking for cover.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> > Wally,
> >
> > The reports outside TVA country have downplayed the seriousness of this
> > event, and the (until now) hidden fact that coal waste disposal is as
> > much a problem as nuclear waste disposal.  Any sites you could point me
> > to would be appreciated.
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> >
> >
> > TN Rhodey wrote:
> >> I am sure you all have heard about the Potash overflow in Kingston TN.
> >> Kingston is 20 miles west of my home. My boat is slipped another 20
> miles
> >> down river from the spill. We cruised near the area in my buddies Boston
> >> Whaler. What a freaking mess!!!
> >>
> >> Wally
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